Australian indie-rocker Alex Lahey shares stories with Bonnaroo attendees at the What Stage at the Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival in Manchester, Tenn., on June 8, 2018 Andrew Wigdor / MTSU Seigenthaler News Service

Alex Lahey lets loose with wild vocals during her performance at the What Stage at the Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival in Manchester, Tenn., on June 8, 2018 Andrew Wigdor / MTSU Seigenthaler News Service

Sitting just a few feet from a young woman who survived the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, country music star Ketch Secor spoke out about guns in the state where he finds his fame.

"We live in this country music town and country music is a place where there’s been a historic tendency to really hold tight to the idea of God, guns and glory," said Secor, the frontman of Old Crow Medicine Show.

"... That’s become a country music truth, and I don’t believe that’s a country music truth. I believe it’s a nostalgic view that must be changed."

Secor, participating in a panel discussion at Bonnaroo alongside Parkland survivor and student activist Aalayah Eastmond, said he was honored to be in her presence.

"I remember when the shooting in Las Vegas happened," he said. "It forced country music to take an in-depth look at itself and ask itself really hard questions and sadly it seems like the status quo remains.

"... I’m really glad Aalayah is here in Tennessee to add an exclamation point to the state that enough is enough, Tennessee."

The Parkland survivor hid underneath the body of a fallen student during the shooting

The junior was in her Holocaust History class on Feb. 14 when an armed former student began shooting on campus. The gunman shot through the window of her classroom. Bullets flew past her face.

When the student in front of her was hit by a bullet, they both tumbled to the floor.

She hid underneath her classmate's body to protect herself until the shooting stopped.

At Bonnaroo, she is continuing the advocacy started by the Stoneman Douglas survivors. She is telling her story, leading discussions on guns, and registering people to vote — particularly those of her generation.

"If I wasn’t here, I would probably be like, 'What was my purpose of surviving? That’s why I speak out," she told the small group of media gathered for the panel at Bonnaroo.

"It's overwhelming to have that weight put on us as such a young generation, but we're doing it for the next generation our kids and our younger brothers and sisters.

We took that baton, and we are running with it now and it's worth it."